CITY
COMMISSION
MEETING AGENDA
February 26, 2008 - 6:35 p.m.
(Posted on webpage at 4:45 p.m. on 02/21/08)
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Updates:
02/26/08 @ 12:45 p.m.
- Regular Agenda Item No. 3 has been deferred indefinitely at the applicant’s request.
02/25/08 @ 4:00 p.m.
- Added to Consent Agenda Item No. 5 – appointments - the appointment of Bridgett Chapin to the Mayor’s Task Force on Climate Protection; and
- Corrected amount on Consent Agenda Item No. 6d from $28,721.21 to $28,721.32; and
- Added Correspondence to Regular Agenda Item No 3 – initiating a text amendment to the City’s development code classifying transient and homeless shelters as permitted uses by right in industrial zoning districts, or consider initiating a text amendment to the City’s development code classifying transient and homeless shelters as special uses in industrial zoning districts; and
- Added to Future Agenda Items Staff Memo, Oread Neighborhood Study Session follow-up items.
02/22/08 @ 4:15 p.m.
- Added to Consent Agenda Item No. 6 – d, purchase of two (2) CX 15 John Deere mowers off the KLM cooperative contract from Deems Farm Equipment Co. for $28,721.21.
- Added to the Future Agendas Item Memo, an udpate on the Lawrence Community Shelter UPR.
A. RECOGNITION/PROCLAMATION/PRESENTATION:
1. Recognition of Lawrence Wastewater
Utility as being named a member of the National Environmental Performance Track
Program. EPA
Announcement
B. CONSENT AGENDA:
NOTE: All matters
listed below on the Consent Agenda are considered under one motion and will be
enacted by one motion. There will be no
separate discussion on those items. If
discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and
will be considered separately.
1. Approve City Commission meeting minutes
from 02/12/08.
2. Receive minutes from
various boards and commissions:
Mechanical Code
Board of Appeals meeting of 01/14/08
Human Relations
Commission meetings of 08/15/07
and 11/28/07
3. Approve all claims. The list of approved claims will be posted to
the agenda the day after the City Commission meeting.
4. Approve licenses
as recommended by the Department of Administrative Services.
5. Approve appointments (updated 02/25/08)
as recommended by the Mayor.
a) Approve
bid for towing services for the Police/Patrol Division to Hillcrest Wrecker,
with option to renew for one (1) additional year, for $29,900. Bid
Memo
b) Award bid for three (3) rear load refuse
trucks for the Public Works Department to Roy Conley & Company for
$364,956. Bid
Memo
c) Award bid for one (1) roll-off truck for
the Public Works Department to Diamond International of Kansas City for
$86,616. Bid
Memo
d) Set
bid date of March 18, 2008 for the
e) Approve purchase of two (2) CX 15 John Deere mowers off the KLM cooperative contract from Deems Farm Equipment Co. for $28,721.21 32. Bid Memo
7. Adopt on first reading,
the following ordinance(s):
a) Ordinance
No. 8197, condemning certain property interests for the West Baldwin Creek
Sanitary Sewer Project. Staff
Memo & Attachments
b) Ordinance
No. 8239, enacting Chapter 5, Article 19 of the Code of the City of
Lawrence pertaining to Underground Wiring Districts. Staff
Memo & Attachments
c) Ordinance
No. 8240, enacting Chapter 5, Article 20 of the Code of the City of
Lawrence pertaining to Siting of Utility Facilities. Staff
Memo & Attachments
8. Adopt
the following ordinance(s) on second and final reading:
a) Ordinance
No. 8238, establishing the maximum assessments for improvements to
b) Ordinance
No. 8194, annexing property generally located west of
9. Adopt the following resolution(s):
a) Resolution
No. 6756, calling for a public hearing on proposed Transportation
Development District. Staff
Memo & Attachments
b) Resolution
No. 6757, calling for a public hearing on proposed redevelopment plan. Staff
Memo & Attachments
c) Resolution
No. 6758, supporting the Northern Flyer Alliance and extending Amtrak
service through
10. Receive notification
from the Kansas Development Finance Authority (KDFA) of its plans to issue
approximately $30 million in revenue bonds to finance renovations and expansion
of Kansas Athletics Incorporated facilities. Pursuant to State law, the
City Commission may express its disapproval of the issuance of the bonds. Disapproval
is not recommended and no further action is needed on this item.
11. Receive request for a roofing contractor
licensing ordinance. Refer to staff for a report. Request
12. Receive Downtown Lawrence, Inc. 2007
fourth quarter report.
C. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT: CM
Report
ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION: The public is allowed
to speak to any regular agenda item or give public comment after first being
recognized by the Mayor. Individuals are
asked to come to the microphone, sign in, and state their name and
address. Speakers should address all
comments/questions to the Commission.
D. REGULAR
AGENDA ITEMS:
1. Consider the following items related to
The Links at Lawrence, a Planned Residential Development containing 40
multi-dwelling buildings with 12 dwelling units per building for a total of 480
dwelling units, located at the intersection of
a) Consider
approval of the requested annexation of approximately 81.13 acres for
A-11-07-07 for The Links at
ACTION: Approve requested annexation (A-11-07-07)
of 81.13 acres located at the intersection of Queens Road & Wakarusa Drive,
and adopt on first reading, Ordinance
No. 8225, providing for the annexation of approximately 81.13 acres, if
appropriate.
b) Consider approval of the requested
rezoning Z-11-28A-07, a request to rezone a tract of land
approximately 80 acres, from A (Agricultural) to RM12 (Multi-Dwelling
Residential). The property is located at the intersection of
ACTION: Approve
requested rezoning (Z-11-28A-07) of approximately 80 acres located at the
intersection of Queens Road & Wakarusa Drive, from A to RM12 and adopt on
first reading, Ordinance
No. 8226, providing for the rezoning of approximately 80 acres from A to
RM12, if appropriate.
c) Consider approval of the requested
rezoning Z-11-28B-07, a request to rezone a tract of land approximately 80
acres, from RM12 (Multi-Dwelling Residential) to RM12-PD (Multi-Dwelling
Residential Planned Development Overlay). The property is located at the
intersection of
ACTION: Approve requested
rezoning (Z-11-28B-07) of approximately 80 acres located at the intersection of
Queens Road & Wakarusa Drive, from RM12 to RM12-PD and adopt on first
reading, Ordinance
No. 8227, providing for the rezoning of approximately 80 acres from RM12 to
RM12-PD, if appropriate.
d) Consider
approving, subject to conditions and use restrictions, PDP-11-06-07, a Preliminary
Development Plan for The Links at
ACTION: Approve, subject to conditions and
use restrictions, PDP-11-06-07, if appropriate.
2. Consider approval of Z-10-69-05, a request to rezone two
tracts of land totaling approximately 4.41 acres from RM24 (Multi-Dwelling
Residential) to RSO (Single-Dwelling Residential-Office) [Note: the request
originally rezoned the tracts from RM-2 (Multiple-Family Residential) District
to RO-1B (Residence-Office) District], and consider adopting on first reading, Ordinance
No. 8236, rezoning the two tracts of land totaling approximately 4.41 acres
from RM24 to RSO. The property is generally described as being located north of
ACTION: Approve
Z-10-69-05, a request to rezone two tracts of land totaling approximately 4.41
acres from RM24 (Multi-Dwelling Residential) to RSO (Single-Dwelling
Residential-Office) and adopt on first reading, Ordinance No. 8236, rezoning
the two tracts of land totaling approximately 4.41 acres from RM24
(Multi-Dwelling Residential) to RSO (Single-Dwelling Residential-Office), if
appropriate.
3. DEFERRED INDEFINITELY. Consider initiating a text
amendment to the City’s development code classifying transient and homeless
shelters as permitted uses by right in industrial zoning districts, or consider
initiating a text amendment to the City’s development code classifying transient
and homeless shelters as special uses in industrial zoning districts, if
appropriate. Staff
Memo & Attachments
ACTION: Initiate
a text amendment to the City’s development code classifying transient and
homeless shelters as permitted uses by right in industrial zoning districts, or
initiate a text amendment to the City’s development code classifying transient
and homeless shelters as special uses in industrial zoning districts, if
appropriate.
E. PUBLIC COMMENT:
F. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: Staff Memo & Attachments - Updated 02/25/08
G. COMMISSION ITEMS:
H. CALENDAR: Meeting
List
§
City Commission Study
Session, February 28 at 9:00 a.m.
Topic:
§
Friends of the Park
Reception, March 4, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Location: Union Pacific Depot,
§
City Commission is
invited to attend the Mid-month Planning Commission meeting, March 12, 7:30
a.m. Topic: Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
Plan. Location: City Commission Room, First Floor, City Hall.
§
City Commission meeting
scheduled for 03/18/08 is cancelled due to Spring Break.
§
City Commission Study
Session, March 26, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Topic: Proposed
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I. CURRENT VACANCIES –
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS:
Listed below are existing and upcoming
vacancies on City of
Two (2) positions, held by Reavis and Leon,
expire 03/01/08. Both are eligible for
reappointment to additional terms.
Two (2) positions, held by Hardie and
LaBounty, expire 03/31/08. Both are
eligible for reappointment to additional terms.
One (1) position, held by Oliver, expires 03/31/08. Mr. Oliver has served two consecutive terms
and is not eligible for reappointment to an additional term.
One (1) vacancy (Board of Directors) for
the un-expired position held by Lisa Johnson, which expires 09/30/09.
Mechanical
Board Code of Appeals:
Two (2) positions, held by Jarboe and
Chaney, expire 03/31/08. Both are eligible
for reappointment to additional terms.
Three (3) vacancies that expired
12/31/07.